Clinton Says Again She's Not Running

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63. I appreciate the need to be inclusive, but that only goes so far.

I supported Barack Obama in 2008 not because he would open up things demographically, but because I thought his mix of background, experience, personal attributes, advisers and allies, and raw political talent matched the moment. He was the candidate the year 2008 demanded. That is, I supported (and continue to support) Obama as an individual, not solely -- or even primarily -- as a member of a particular demographic. It would diminish him -- and, in my opinion, cheapen what we did in 2008 -- to define him that way.

Now, Julian Castro may have special personal attributes and qualifications. I don't know enough about him to say, but I suspect that some of the people touting him at DU don't know enough either. So I don't get why he shows up in so many posts. He's not a statewide official. And his keynote address, while pretty good, was not in the same league as Obama's in 2004 or Mario Cuomo's in 1984.